We recently conducted a survey with ~200 orthopaedic professionals. One question asked, "For 2018 and beyond, what one piece of advice can you offer your peers?" We share some of the insight we received.

Michael D. McKee, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, outlined four areas of opportunity: periprosthetic fractures, infection prevention, early weight-bearing recommendations and percutaneous pelvic fractures.

Device companies have responded to surgeon voices by launching cages made of titanium-coated PEEK, complete titanium, additively-manufactured titanium and even porous PEEK...spurred by the desire for a material with greater strength and bone-ingrowth capabilities.